Wallenberg

“The individual can make a difference”

AKA: RWHSWestern AdditionPublic

Raoul Wallenberg High School

“The individual can make a difference”

AKA: Wallenberg, RWHSWestern AdditionPublic

Students: ~520
Ratio: 19:1
Tuition: Free

Admissions

Application opens: October 23, 2026
Main Round application due: February 1, 2027
Offers released: Week of March 15, 2027

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Enrollment: ~520
Student:teacher: 19:1
Base tuition: Free
Real cost: $0–$3k

What makes this school special

A small comprehensive (about 520 students) with an outsized science-and-tech bent: three two-year CTE pathways in biotechnology, computer science, and environmental science/engineering/policy, each with industry internships
Beginning 2026-27, The Academy's college and career program moves to Wallenberg, bringing City College dual enrollment, work-based learning, and Mission Bay Hub access alongside Wallenberg's AP and elective lineup
Nine AP courses verified on the 2025 testing schedule, from Calculus to Chinese Language and Culture, plus AVID for college readiness
Every student completes 100 hours of community service to graduate — fitting for a school named after the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews in WWII
31 student clubs and a sports program that fields nearly every AAA sport except tackle football, fencing and gymnastics included

Academics

Curriculum

AP courses across the core subjects plus AVID, three two-year science/tech CTE pathways, and a 100-hour community-service graduation requirement

World languages

Spanish, Chinese

Schedule

Rotating block, seven periods; short Wednesdays

Signature programs

Biotechnology Pathway (CTE)
Computer Science Pathway (CTE)
Environmental Science, Engineering & Policy Pathway (CTE)
AVID
The Academy's college/career program (from 2026-27)

Athletics, arts & activities

Athletics · CIF San Francisco Section (AAA)

BadmintonBaseballBasketballCross CountryFencingFlag FootballGolfGymnasticsSoccerSoftballSwimmingTennisTrack & FieldVolleyballWrestling

Arts

BandJazzCeramicsVisual ArtsMedia ArtsDanceDramaGuitar

Clubs & activities · 31+

Art ClubASBBadmintonBaking ClubBARK NewsBring Change to MindBlack Student UnionChinese Student AssociationEngineering ClubGaming ClubGardening ClubInvesting ClubKaibiganK-Pop ClubLatinx Student UnionRed Cross

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Life there

Food

Free for all students (SFUSD)

Learning support

Wellness Center, AVID, Resource Specialist Program, separate-class special education, ACCESS adult transition, ExCEL after-school program with credit recovery and tutoring, college counseling with UCSF EAOP

Notable alumni

Coco Lee (singer, songwriter, and actress)
Wisp (shoegaze musician)

Admissions

Application opens: October 23, 2026
Main Round application due: February 1, 2027
Offers released: Week of March 15, 2027

EnrollmentCenter@sfusd.edu

Visit admissions site

The application

Wallenberg is part of SFUSD's citywide choice process: one application, list your schools in preference order, no test and no feeder middle schools. When more students list a school than it has seats, tiebreakers (sibling, CTIP1 test-score area) decide — not grades. Apply by the Main Round deadline in late January or early February for fall enrollment.